The Architect’s Playbook: An Elite Culture, Coaching & Leadership Intensive

Overview: A Structural Rewrite of Modern Coaching

Let’s be honest, modern educators and coaches don’t need more abstract theories, passive lecture slides, or corporate consultants flying in from distant boardrooms.

You need something visceral, rapid, and ready to use to set the tone of your room before students even walk in.

Hosted by international performance coach and 20-year veteran PE teacher Nick Haywood, this intensive 1-day pre-conference masterclass is completely different. Nick lives your reality.

He knows exactly what it feels like to have a whistle around his neck at 7:30 AM and a busy family waiting for him at 4:30 PM. This immersive, movement-and-theory workshop is specifically designed to bridge the gap between elite professional sport (leveraging Nick’s direct work with professional basketball and football teams) and in-the-trenches education.

THE TOOLKIT UPGRADE:

You won’t just hear how high performance works, you will see it, question it, and experience it inside the same environment where standards are built and reinforced every day. You will walk away with a ready-to-deploy framework to master critical areas including:

  • Change the Tone (Immediate Engagement)

    Rapid, small connection games engineered to break any fatigue. Command immediate student focus and high energy from the opening whistle.

  • Align Character & Competence (Self-Regulating Teams)

    Empower your locker room or classroom to self-police and defend the standard without you having to play the dictator.

  • Master the Pipeline

    Optimize your gym, your teams, and your personal life using a unified behavioral language.

THIS IS NOT STANDARD PD. IT’S A STRUCTURAL REWRITE.

This masterclass blends elite leadership learning with genuine, behind-the-scenes access rarely available outside a professional sporting organization. Come ready to ask questions, challenge ideas, and go infinitely deeper than a standard keynote ever allows. Restock your toolkit, elevate your coaching impact, and go home with enough energy, calm, and clarity left over to enjoy your actual life. Are you ready to change the energy of your gym? Space is limited to ensure an elite, interactive environment.

PHASE AP 2026 – Hanoi

Date and Time

13 November 2026

Location
United Nations International School of Hanoi

Investment

Early Bird – $250USD (before 28 September 2026)
Regular – $300USD (on or before 16 October)
Last Minute – $350USD (after 16 October)

+ 5% registration fee

There are combo tickets available to attend the PHASE AP conference (pre-conference + main conference) – see registration page.

Note: You do not need to register for the main PHASE Conference to attend this one day workshop.

Important Note: The “Go or no go” date for pre-conferences is 18th September 2026. Please do not book nonrefundable travel before this date. Pre-conferences will only go ahead if we have reached a defined minimum enrollment.

Please register early for pre-conferences you are especially keen on a particular pre-conference.

If you have registered for a pre con in the unlikely event it does not go ahead, you will be 100% refunded or can switch to another pre-conference.

Presenter

Nick Haywood

Cultural & Leadership Coach and Consultant, CHanGe

Nick Haywood has over 20 years working with people and teams on CULTURE & RELATIONSHIPS, ensuring connection before content, and a balance in life. Currently working with and helping the culture and leadership areas with NBA teams, NBL team in Australia, AFL captains and teams in Australia both men and women, along with mentoring many young professionals and teachers across the globe, Nick’s passion for helping leaders become better is forever growing. Coming from an Outdoor Education background working at a beautiful and challenging school in Tasmania, Australia – he has been brave enough to try and test and fail at a variety of ideas and challenges with many different groups in a crazy range of settings.

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